The area where the renal artery enters the kidney and the renal vein and the ureters exit the kidney is called ______________

Hilum

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Solution

The correct option is A
Hilum

The renal hilum is also called renal pedicels. It is the central recessed area which is concave at centre and convex towards the periphery. This is the area where the renal artery enters the kidney and the renal vein and the ureters exit the kidney.

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The area where the renal artery enters the kidney and the renal vein and the ureters exit the kidney is called ______________

The correct option is A Hilum The renal hilum is also called renal pedicels. It is the central recessed area which is concave at centre and convex towards the periphery. This is the area where the renal artery enters the kidney and the renal vein and the ureters exit the kidney.

The correct option is A
Hilum

The renal hilum is also called renal pedicels. It is the central recessed area which is concave at centre and convex towards the periphery. This is the area where the renal artery enters the kidney and the renal vein and the ureters exit the kidney.